Pictured above: Fenns director Martin Harris
With Chancellor Alistair Darling announcing a green investment
fund worth £2bn in the budget last month, office supplies
company Fenns is urging local businesses to think about investing
in their own green future.
The office supplies company is calling for local businesses of
all sizes to go green in the office, as purchasing environmentally
friendly products and solutions and practicing greener habits and
thinking "green" overall can reduce an organisation's environmental
footprint while saving it money and resources.Offices are renowned
for their wasteful practices, reliance on paper and poor recycling
figures so Fenns has as a result introduced a full range of over
2500 green office products and services which are graded according
to recycled content and other green accreditations.
Fenns Sales Director, Martin Harris comments: "We believe that
business profitability and environmental responsibility go hand in
hand. We strive to achieve this in both principle and practice and
have developed two basic principles; wherever we do business, we
will operate with respect and sensitivity to the environment and we
also encourage our employees to take individual steps to protect
and restore the environment.Our environmental policy doesn't stop
with the products we supply, deliveries are supplied in cardboard
boxes that are 100% recycled and small deliveries are sent in jiffy
envelopes to save on weight, fuel and space. In 2009 alone 505 tons
of cardboard were recycled from our central warehouse.
These are all measures that other business locally could look at
and we can work with businesses to advise them on initiatives
available whether they are a large or small office. We can supply
monthly reports showing products purchased that are green, together
with a carbon footprint report showing number of orders/deliveries
and even provide a web banner with a monthly green purchase score
to encourage employees to get on board with the green
initiatives.
Cost reduction & the environment go hand in hand especially
when you reduce supply chain and improve ordering process.
Delivering accountability, control & efficiency for our
customers means a win - win for cost saving and the
environment."